diff --git a/tutorials/tut0.rst b/tutorials/tut0.rst
index 4d39ca5e7..04e6420a3 100644
--- a/tutorials/tut0.rst
+++ b/tutorials/tut0.rst
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ PostgREST uses a configuration file to tell it how to connect to the database. C
   db-schema = "api"
   db-anon-role = "web_anon"
 
-The configuration file has other :ref:`options <configuration>`, but this is all we need. Now run the server:
+The configuration file has other :ref:`options <configuration>`, but this is all we need. 
+If you are not using Docker, make sure that your port number is correct and replace `postgres` with the name of the database where you added the todos table.
+
+Now run the server:
 
 .. code-block:: bash